On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 10:14 AM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >> But before we continue, I need to be sure we agree that from your >> first-person perspective, when it comes to making decisions based on some >> future state, you only have the contents of your mind to work with. Your >> mental model, your worldview, pick whatever language you like, it's what >> gives you a sense of what to expect, and therefore the only basis one has >> for placing bets. Do you disagree? >> > > No, I don't disagree. A mind is the only source of ideas, even incorrect > ideas, even gibberish ideas. > > > Going back to the previous example that involves teleporting from Helsinki to Barcelona... imagine a time where this is a service that you pay for. When you step into the teleporter in Helsinki, you have every expectation of experiencing Barcelona. After all, you paid a lot of money to do so. But, there's a glitch and a copy is also teleported to Paris. In this situation, does the copy that opens his eyes in Barcelona only see Barcelona? And the copy that opens his eyes in Paris only see Paris? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
